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By Simon Maloy
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If one were to forced to choose which state has demonstrated the most political hostility towards the Affordable Care Act, you could definitely build a strong case for Oklahoma. The state is about a…
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By Luc Cohen and Joshua Schneyer
Oilmen won a big victory when legislators made permanent one of the juiciest tax breaks in the United States. Schools, meanwhile, are having to cut classes, administrators and teachers to make up a growing…
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By Abby Broyles
OKLAHOMA CITY – State lawmakers have less than two weeks now to figure out the budget.
Many experts blame the $1.3 billion budget shortfall on the plummeting prices of crude oil.
Other experts say there’s more to…
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By Arnold Hamilton
Barring an upset of biblical proportions, Oklahoma’s Legislature will balance the 2016-17 budget on the backs of the middle class and the working poor.
If lawmakers can even bring themselves to raise new revenue, it most likely…
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By Barbara Hoberock
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ministers and nonprofit groups urged state lawmakers Wednesday not to reduce or eliminate tax credits that benefit low-income Oklahomans.
David Blatt, executive director of the Tulsa-based Oklahoma Policy Institute, said at a Capitol news…
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By Paula Burkes
Like numerous consumer advocacy groups, I applaud Google’s announcement this morningthat they’re banning ads for payday loans and other predatory lending.
It’s been 11 years ago, but I’ll never forgot the story I wrote on one Oklahoman…
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Oklahoma City — More than 140 religious leaders and over two dozen non-profit organizations and foundations are speaking out against state budget plans that threaten tax credits for hundreds of thousands of working families and seniors. Clergy…
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By Phil Cross
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — With a $1.3 billion budget hole and a deadline looming what would you expect your elected leaders would be doing? Fox 25 found several state representatives playing ball during a time many people…
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By Sue Ogrocki
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Religious leaders from across Oklahoma are urging lawmakers not to get rid of tax credits that support hundreds of thousands of middle- and low-income residents.
A letter signed by more than 140 clergy…
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By Aaron Brilbeck
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OKLAHOMA CITY –
Legislative leaders have repeatedly said, with an estimated $1.3 billion budget shortfall, nothing is off the table, but religious and civic leaders say some things should be.
While legislative leaders…
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